EA SSH FSH Image

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SSH, FSH, MSH, XSH

• Format Type : Image
  
• Endian Order : Little Endian
  

Format Specifications (FSH/SHPI type, e.g. Sim City 4 Deluxe PC)

// Sim City 4 Deluxe
// FSH file format

4 bytes (char) - magic  // "SHPI"
4 bytes (uint32) - total file size
4 bytes (uint32) - number of entries
4 bytes (char) - directory ID // e.g. "G354", "G264", "G266",
                              // "G290", "G315", "GIMX", G344"

num_of_entries *
{
   4 bytes (char) - file name  // e.g. "0905"
   4 bytes (uint32) - file offset 
}

8 bytes (char) - chunk name  // "Buy ERTS"


num of entries *
{
   // FSH entry header - 16 bytes
   1 byte - record ID
   3 bytes (int24) - size of the block
   2 bytes (uint16) - width
   2 bytes (uint16) - height
   2 bytes (uint16) - X axis coordinate
   2 bytes (uint16) - Y axis coordinate
   2 bytes (uint16) - X axis position
   2 bytes (uint16) - Y axis position
   x bytes - palette & image data
}

Full FSH file format for Sim City 4 can be found here.

Format Specifications (SSH/SHPS type, e.g. NHL 2002 PS2)

// NHL 2002
// SSH file format

// little endian

// Note: Whole SSH file may be compressed with LZSS or Huffman

// header
4 bytes (char) - magic // "SHPS"

// Note: Rest of the file format should be identical as in FSH/SHPI type.

Format Specifications (XSH/ShpX type, e.g. NBA Live 07 XBOX)

// NBA Live 07 XBOX
// XSH file format

// Note: Textures may be swizzled

4 bytes (char) - magic  //  "ShpX"

// Note: Rest of the file format should be identical as in FSH/SHPI type.

Format Specifications (MSH/SHPM type, e.g. Madden PSP)

// Madden PSP
// MSH file format


// header
4 bytes (char) - magic  // "SHPM"

// Note: Rest of the file format should be identical as in FSH/SHPI type.

Format Specifications (FSH/ShpF type, e.g. NBA Live 06 PC)

// NBA Live 06
// FSH file format

// litte endian/big endian

// header
4 bytes (char) - magic  // "ShpF"
4 bytes (uint32) - total file size
4 bytes (uint32) - number of images

// TODO - format is different, e.g. contains longer filenames

MultiEx BMS

Not written yet.

Notes

• Some files inside SSH container may be compressed with LZSS compression or with Huffman compression.
• PS2 games uses SSH extension, PC games uses FSH extension, PSP games uses MSH extension, XBOX games uses XSH extension.

Games

List of games using this file format:

• Def Jam: Fight for NY
• EA Cricket 2005 (PS2)
• EA Cricket 07 (PS2)
• FIFA Street 1 (PS2)
• FIFA 2009
• Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (PS2)
• James Bond 007: Nightfire
• Madden NFL 06 (PSP)
• NBA Live 06 (PC)
• NBA Live 07 (XBOX)
• Need For Speed [Special Edition]
• Need For Speed II [Special Edition]
• Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit
• Need For Speed: High Stakes
• Need For Speed: Road Challenge
• Need For Speed: Porsche 2000
• Need For Speed: Porsche Challenge
• Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit II
• NHL 2002 (PS2)
• SSX Tricky
• UEFA Euro 2004

Supported Programs

• EA Graphics Tools (works with FIFA 2009 & FIFA Street 1)
• EA Graphics Editor (works with FSH/SHPI type e.g. Sim City 4 Deluxe)
• FshEd (works with FSH/SHPI type e.g. Sim City 4 Deluxe)
• Fsh Tool / nFsh Tool (works with FSH/SHPI type e.g. Sim City 4 Deluxe)
• FshLine (works with FSH/ShpF type, eg. NBA Live 06 PC AND with FSH/SHPI type e.g. Sim City 4 Deluxe)
• FshX / FshX (for Vista) (works with FSH/ShpF type, e.g. NBA Live 06 PC)
• GFXPack
• GAUP Plugin
• FiSHMan
• FSHLib
• SC4Tool
• iLive - Reader

Gallery

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  EA Graphics Tools

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  FshX

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  EA Graphics Editor

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  Fsh Ed

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  nFsh Tool